Introductory Blog Entry

Hello, my name is Sydney Runyans and I will be an upcoming sophomore at Clemson University. I am from North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina and I miss the beach very much when I am away at school. My current major is Pre-Professional Health Studies but I am looking to apply to the nursing program in January.  I am thinking about pursuing a career in Nurse Anesthesia or anything dealing with medicine. I used to want to study dentistry but I have shadowed a dentist and I am not sure if it is the career for me. At Clemson, I am part of the Delta Zeta Sorority and I am a Batgirl for our very own baseball team. At first, my objectives for taking the class were to fulfill the cross-cultural and non-literature requirements for graduation. Although this is still the case, I took a woman’s studies class last semester and enjoyed it very much. I learned how women are greatly hindered in society and although I may not see it first hand yet, it can affect how successful I am in the future. Educating myself through women studies courses will help me succeed in the future, especially because becoming a woman in the science field has proven to be very challenging in the past as it is a male dominating field. Another thing I want to get out of this course is to learn some of the ways that government hinders women in America as well as the rest of the world. I am looking forward to the information I will learn in this course!